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Nissan Note 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

40.8% of 89,155 MOT tests of the Nissan Note first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.9 (95% CI 102.8–105.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Nissan Note built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time40.8%all ages tested2019–202489155
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.8–105.0)103.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202489155
Rank among this model's 12 build years8of 121 = fails least for its age2019–202489155
Tested in 202414036testsmedian 84,568 miles202414036
line · Nissan Note built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 37.5% vs model normal 32.2% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Nissan Note normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 37.5% vs 32.2%; age 10: 39.6% vs 35.2%; age 11: 40.5% vs 40%; age 12: 40.7% vs 41.1%; age 13: 42.6% vs 43.4%; age 14: 44.1% vs 44.2%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 Nissan Note by registration · All Nissan Note MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2010 Nissan Note fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Nissan Note built 2010: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
915,68937.536.8–38.332.2116.6
1014,93639.638.8–40.435.2112.3
1115,03340.539.7–41.340101.3
1214,90240.739.9–41.541.199
1314,55942.641.8–43.443.498.1
1414,03644.143.3–44.944.299.7

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 89,155 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2010 Nissan Note?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is suspension: 30.5 items per 100 first tests, against 21.5 across all build years of the Nissan Note. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Nissan Note built 2010 against the Nissan Note in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension30.521.527,179
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.424.322,635
Visibility10.299,051
Brakes8.57.17,563
Tyres8.37.37,417

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 89,155 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 12 published build years of the Nissan Note, 2010 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 99.2. 2011: index 108.3.

Nissan Note build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2006104.3103.2–105.5worse64,096
2007103.7102.6–104.7worse83,129
2008101.4100.4–102.3worse101,357
200999.298.3–100.2no different95,055
2010103.9102.8–105.0worse89,155
2011108.3107.1–109.6worse74,468
2012112.3110.9–113.6worse70,967
2013110.6109.1–112.0worse71,105
201487.186.0–88.1better132,153
201581.980.6–83.3better90,446
201678.777.1–80.4better65,267
201786.383.4–89.2better27,321

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 964,519 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Nissan Note 2010 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/nissan-note/2010/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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